Reskining

Alco_Haulic · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:47 pm

Got a problem, I want to reskin some of the Trainz models i have but my paintshed just generates errors when i run it. also i want to repaint some custom content. is there any way i can do this without using the paint shed?

spottyrahr · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:34 pm

wood_22 · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:16 pm

I am looking to re-skin a engine that does not appear in paintshed and is not custom content. how would i go about this. what programs do i need, what can i get more info. any info will be great.
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Alyx · Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:07 pm

i just use microsoft paint. Its simple but i find great to use for reskining Laughing

wood_22 · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:23 pm

cool, but could you give me a brief step by step guide i got no idea.

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Alyx · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:27 pm

ok then, what loco are you exactly looking to make a skin for?

wood_22 · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:31 pm

NSWGR 442. i would like to try it for myself.

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Alyx · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:37 pm

If its ok I will post some instructions of how to do it tonight because right now i have to go

Ill post it about 8:30-9:00pm Very Happy

wood_22 · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:40 pm

yeah ok sure, assume you mean adelaide time.

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railrattler · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:35 pm

The 442 is a third-party asset built into TRS2004, unfortunately as such its not included in Paint Shed or the Content Art Source CD's (not Auran's).

The only way of reskinning it would be to get the original source files from its author - davidt. I have wanted to reskin the 442 but have not been able to contact him as he has no email address listed publicly.

Perhaps try to contact him through someone like Natvander on the Trainz forum as he was fairly involved in the 442 creation process.

wood_22 · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:12 pm

Ah is see. thats probably why i had so much trouble trying to find out how to do it

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Alyx · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:17 pm

So i guess theres not much point in me uploading the stuff for how to reskin the loco, because most likely it will be in Paintshed anyway wouldn't it? Smile

railrattler · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:54 pm

How to reskin a Trainz item depends on what your reskinning.

The simplist way is using Paintshed. You can also reskin downloaded items but you'll need to check the license, and possibly contact the original author for permission.

You can reskin any other Auran produced non-paintshed items but you will need the Content Creation Art Source CD's for this, which is fairly indepth stuff. Items contributed for inclusion in a Trainz release by third-parties you will also need access to the original source files, in which case you will have to contact the original author (like in the 442 case).

With Paintshed you can do basic skins, but if you want to you can improve these manually using a photo editor or drawing program, I use Adobe Photoshop. The GM I reskinned into ARG scheme for example was mostly done in Photoshop.

Just use Paintshed to create the basic colour scheme and necessary directories and files, and then go into the TRS2004/World/Custom/Trains directory, select the newly created paintshed item and inside there will be a file main.bmp. You can then make changes to this manually (draw over, cut and paste etc) to add things that paintshed could never do.

Reskinning downloaded items basically involves copying the downloaded items folder from the World/Dispatcher/Downloads directory to your World/Custom/Trains directory. You will then need to adjust the items in the config file (see the Content Creation Guide). Once this is done you can then start making changes to the supplied skins in Photoshop or the like.

Hope this helps, best way is to start simple and just muck about!

Alco_Haulic · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:36 pm

Is their any other way to get the right folder structure. When I try to run paintshed it just comes up with error, and then it doesn't open. I suspect the CD is scratched, as it installs OK, but won't run.

ps i'm using UTC

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spottyrahr · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:53 pm

firstly, and no offence and im not trying to sound up myself, but repaints in paint look smeg, completely smeg and dont look right

unless it is included in the paintshed program, you cant reskin it, i dont know if auran would let you if u managed to get a responce..

you use a good photo editing program other wise the paints come out looking rather crap. cos after all paintshed reskins are just like using paint they look really... well lame =\ ive seen some that arnt that bad, but you get a better product thru proper programs, ive tried paint and paintshed, both turn out smeg